She Belongs To The Devil

Adeline woke up in the morning in the arms of Theodore. He was wrapping both of his arms around Adeline as if she would suddenly disappear if he would let her go of his hold. And Adeline couldn't help but gaze at her lover and smile like a hopeless fool. She did not even realize that it was already dawn. The dim morning light was already entering the room.

They didn't talk much yesterday night because it was already very late. And Adeline was very exhausted from the tiring journey as well as all the crying and pain. Both of them had fallen asleep in each other's arms instantly after Theodore carried her to his room and lay her down on the bed. 

It took some time for Adeline to come out of her daze and notice that she was already late. She remembered Theodore saying to her that he wouldn't be able to teleport Rion. And she had no idea how she was going to return back to the Palace in time.

Her brows knitted in tune as she pondered upon it for a while. Then she thought to herself, "I guess I should ask Theodore to teleport me first. And then ride Rion back to the Palace later. Till then, I will say that I took Rion to the grassland behind the forest and tied him there for him to enjoy the green grasses."

It had been a long while since Theodore last slept well. And with Adeline in his arms, he was in a deep slumber. 

Adeline didn't have the heart to wake him up seeing him sleeping like a baby. So she thought that she would freshen herself up first and then she would come and wake him up. She still had some time before the maids would notice that she was not in her room. So she decided to let Theodore sleep for some more.

She slowly lifted Theodore's hand from her waist and gently placed it on the bed. She then got up as quietly as she could and slid off the bed. After that, she tiptoed towards the wall where there was the hidden door to the bathhouse. 

Adeline opened the door as quietly as she could and went inside the grand-looking bathhouse to freshen up. She washed her face with cold water and looked at the mirror.

"Oh my God! Is this how my hair looked like yesterday?" she exclaimed all of a sudden. "It looks so bad! Is this how Theo found me yesterday? He must have thought that I looked like a dirty sheep."

She hurriedly ran her fingers through her silver hair to dust her hair. But no matter what she did, her hair still looked dirty and rough because of the long-distance horse riding.

Adeline didn't want Theodore to see her looking like a dirty sheep. She looked around and saw that the water in the bathtub was giving off some steam. Her brows wrinkled as she found that somewhat odd. 

"Did someone heat up the water already? Is there another door that can-" Her eyes fell on the runes at the bottom of the tub and she guessed that it was the rune's job to steam the water.

She went close to the tub to check the water. It was the perfect temperature for her to take a bath.

"I think I should take a quick bath before waking Theodore up," she thought to herself while running her hand in the warm water.

She then struggled for some time to get out of her tightly fitted gown. She put her gown aside and swiftly got inside the bathtub to clean herself up, especially her hair.

She sat down on the tub and the warm water made her feel relaxed at once. She leaned back and dipped her head inside the water. After she finished cleaning her hair, she began cleaning her body as well. She was lifting her leg high up and rubbing it lightly with her palm. 

"Adeline! Where are you?" Theodore's panicked voice startled her all of a sudden and she ended up abruptly dropping her leg on the tub, splashing the water outside of the tub as well.

Before she could get out of the tub and cover herself, Theodore barged into the bathhouse with a really panicked look on his face. 

Adeline crossed her arms over her chest out of instinct and urged him to turn around, "I'm taking a bath. Look the other way!"

"Umm… sorry!" Theodore also obliged as though he had never seen her taking a bath. "I thought you left me without telling me," he whispered and heaved a sigh of relief that she was still there with him. 

Theodore turned his head a little to the side and asked, "Are you done? Can I look now?"

"Don't!" Adeline exclaimed. She looked around for the towel so that she could get out of the water. But she saw that the towel was hanging on the wall in front of Theodore. And as Theodore was not leaving the bathhouse, she had no choice but to ask him.

"Theo, will you hand me that towel?" she asked while still sitting in the tub, trying to hide her body with the clean water, without any herbs and flowers to cover her naked frame.

Theodore's eyes suddenly widened in realization. He just had a deja vu. "This… this is the same future that I saw that day, isn't this?" And a wide grin appeared on his beautiful face.

He turned around to see Adeline. She was completely naked but he was not feeling guilty for looking at her. His grin turned mischievous by the second. And he asked her in his most seductive and deep voice as was possible, "Are you sure you need a towel?" He then slowly began to close the gap between him and Adeline by moving his long legs towards her.

Now that he looked at her again, soaked in water and looking as fresh as the lotus flower, he felt like he was the luckiest man in the universe to have had her as his lover. He admiringly scanned his eyes all over Adeline's naked body while moving further ahead.

Adeline, on the other hand, was stunned to see Theodore walking towards her as if he was ready to claim her. A part of her was afraid while the other part of her was a little expectant. 

Theodore already knew what he had to do so he confidently stopped in front of the bathtub and slowly began to unbutton his clothes, while giving a mischievous glance to Adeline and teasing her with his seductive little movements. 

Even his unbuttoning looked so enticing that Adeline suddenly felt like getting out of the tub and ripping his clothes off. She gasped at her own thought and shouted at Theodore to snap out of her wild longing towards him. "What do you think you are doing, Theo?" 

Theodore gently rubbed his thumb on his lower lip and teased her even more, making her want him even more. 

He let out a ragged breath and whispered in a low but deep voice, "It has been so long since I last saw you like this and touched you."

He then dropped his clothes on the floor to display his completely naked body. He inched even closer to the bathtub while clearly stating his intention, "I am going to do everything to you to make up for all that time, and I mean everything.. This Devil wants to see you, touch you, and devour you."